09/09/2020 Since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Kazakhstan has gone on to establish itself as Central Asia’s most powerful economy, yielding a USD 180 billion GDP in 2019 with a 4.5% annual growth rate. This in large part has been due to its plentiful natural resources, strategic position as the transitioning space
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31/08/2020 EU-China relations have reached a phase of ‘co-opetition’, in which the EU has identified China at the same time as a cooperation and negotiating partner, economic competitor, and systemic rival. The most recent EU-China Summit on 22 June, which took place through video conference, clearly exemplified a more tense relationship, without a joint statement
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The EIAS Newsletter of July 2020 has been published, enjoy the reading! You can read it here.
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16/07/2020 On May 15, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order effectively banning transactions with companies “owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary”, a barely disguised reference to Chinese telecommunication giants like Huawei and ZTE. To mitigate the repercussions of the rift, the US administration
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15/07/2020 On 22 June 2020, the EU-China Summit took place via video conference, representing an important opportunity to reinforce the bilateral relationship between Brussels and Beijing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In “EU-China – A Strategic Outlook”, the EU considers China as “an economic competitor in the pursuit of technological leadership”, next to being a negotiating
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15/07/2020 In June 2020, a new all-time high temperature record in the Arctic was set, which reopens the debate on the importance of fighting climate change on one hand, and navigating commercial Arctic shipping routes and raw materials extraction in the area on the other hand. Logistical opportunities offered by the thawing land derive from
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07/07/2020 On July 3, a videoconference on “Prospects and opportunities for enhancing cooperation between the European Union and Central Asian countries. The role of Uzbekistan in implementation of the European Strategy in the region” took place between the European Institute for Asian Studies and the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS) of Uzbekistan. ISRS
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One Summit, Two Statements 7 July 2020 On 22 June 2020, the new European leadership, President of the Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, held a virtual EU-China Summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang – a
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01/07/2020 Digital connectivity, digital economy and cybersecurity have become quite important and sensitive matters in the framework of EU dialogue and bilateral engagement between EU and China. A bilateral dialogue started in 2009, focusing on Information Technology, Telecommunications, and the use of the Internet. In 2013, a new “EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation” was
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Published on 30/06/2020 Following the Viet Nam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA), the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) were concluded by the European Council on 30 March 2020. The EU and Viet Nam signed these agreements on 30 June 2019, after which the Vietnamese National Assembly
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